Which outcome results when aeolian transport weakens barrier islands?

💡 Explanation

Increased rates arise because reduced sediment supply causes storm surge overwash that promotes mainland erosion; this is shoreline retreat, rather than offshore deposition; barrier inlets become more dynamic rather than stable; nutrient fluxes increase rather than decrease.

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